Collapsible fly-trap.



c. PwHASSELGREN. COLLAPSIBLEFLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEEL 2 5. 1916 PatentedJul y' l8, l9l6.

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COLLAPSIBLE FLY TRAP.

APPL ICATION FILED FEB. 25, ISIS.

Pateht ed, July 18 1916. 3 {SHEETS-SHEET 2 I INVENTOR.

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- .part of this application and in wh ch like CARL PTHASSELGREN, 0F D'ULUTmMINnEsoTA;

COLLAPSIBLE LY-T AP;

" To alt whom itmay 00mm a citizen of the United States, residing'at Duluth, in thecounty of St. Louis and'Statei of Minnesota,-. have invented certain new "and useful Improvements in Collapsible Fly-Traps, of whichthe followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 7 e I a This inventlon consists of certain -1mprovements' in flytraps and relates GSPB. .cially to the peculiar construction of an ornamental collapsible trap for: household.

P e e fra r haviilsu le d r o united, thus," forming a: complete inclosu'refif "Whichmay be collapsedupon itself when not"" assembled with 'theio th'er cooperating'part's f ofthenstructure,andin whichieventone end wall will lieflatfagainstone side wallfand. the; f opposite end walli-against the opposite 2 I v I 1. v V. One object is to produce a devlce of tlns character'sufficientlypleasing to the eye as to admit ofitsuse any place withina house, and especially within close" proximity to a dining table wherefflies. are 'wont to assemble and become especially objectionable,

' T Another object is to produce suchfavdevice his constructed" of a material and in i such a manne'r as to be readily collapsibleboth for age when Il'Ot'IIl use.

Another object a is to cheapne'ss of construction; 3

In the accompanylng draw ngs forming vertising matter and still another object'is reference, lcharacters indicate like parts Figure 1 is a perspecti e view of mycomplete fiytrap assembled. ;Fig. 2 is a plan view of one corner of the, floor of the trap.

.Fig. 3 is a broken vertical sectional view sections, the rectangular shapedbase '1,side

:and end walls2 and 3 respectively, conical entrance 6, roof 7 and chimneyjS. j T e entire receptacle is constructed paper, of a suitable weight for the purpose p a. a

n t in' fl ri g 1- wlng portlons '10, the

(and a quality of paper that'will respond readily to repeated folding, suchas heavy card board orthe like. The base or foundation I of the receptacle is formed of a piece of paper somewhat larger than the outline of the walls of the house and neareac'h corner ofthe latterare right angular shaped'slits fl) jformed through the sheet and each slit terhipping purposes andfconvenience in stor- V produce a fly trap adaptable as a receptacle for portable ad-' spe i a n 1 Le Patent Patented Jul 18,1916. hpplication filed February 25,1916: seriaimfedsrv.

r j 7 object .of 'which' willjbe-"deseribed later, Beit known-that I, CARL PQHAsSELGREr r U ponthe upper face of'the'base 1 is securely fastened by glue or other means desired, fourangularly bent or shaped strips'll,

Walls of thehouse, so that 'theangleswill extend upwardly all around the" interior of the walls but some little distance therefrom,

fora purpose described later.

The walls 2 and'3 are madefof a, Single 4 bent flanges l3l3, whichj normally extend engagement I with the rooff portion of, the

structure and in-' each-gable isformed an opening 14:. The lowermostgportion 4; of oneof the ends 3 is separable from the'bfal there being sufficientfo f theabutting end of theside wall turned'f'atrightangles to said 'side wall; Eachfend wa11 3 i f m diw z an up y t ding gable portionvjl'2x,

I which hasupon its inclined edges outwardly" p i so, at right angles thereto and which are f 09 he 1 nd alqngpthef lines" 15, 1 an 17 so that 1 such portion may be slopened-ibre forming wi the receptacle;

vside wall to form a suitable jamb'l8 for the door and any form of catchfor fastening may be used, the door swingingfreelyupon the angle forming the corner of the house" adj acenti-the line '15. v The ,lowerinost edge: of ea'chwall'of the house 'includingithe door a has, a' strip 19fseparatedjtherefrom at its ends andbent so as to normally remainatan' inclined angle to the wall as shown-in Figg i 3' whichprovides an jopen space orentrance Q O'thereunder, for the'flies. fThese cutand OutWardly bent po ti v at eachrcorher house With the base; Z

its having been bent fro itsvertical wank of the walls a downwardly ektending ped-f I,

"estal inember 21, which is designed to passthroughthe slits or opening 9%10 in the base andthereby connect .the w'a lls' of the Thus when said pedestal members are in serted within the slits 910, the free end portions 5 of the members will have to be slightly bent laterally to pass through the wings 10 of the slits and after once through will assume their normal position in alinementfwith each respective 'wall'of the pedestal, which will form locking means for the members and prevent their accidental withdrawal. 'The uppermost edge of the slots 22 will rest upon the upper surface of the base 1 and thus gage the depth of insertion of the pedestals and which depth is governed to form suitable fiyentrances, 20 under the vertical walls, communicating direct with the interior of the house and shielded by the inclined strip 19. While these entrances lead direct to the interior of the house, they are obstructed somewhat by the upwardly extending portion of the angle bars 11 and over which the flies are obliged to crawl, and the object of such obstruction 11 and shield 19 is tosomewhat darken the entrance and render the same hard to find'upon any attempt on the part of the flies to retrace their inward course. The uppermost edges of the two side walls 22, are bent inwardly and downwardly as 1 at28 so as to normally remain in an inclined 'posltlon and form a convenlent entrance way for flies under the roof.

.A plurality of openings 24 representing windows are formedin the lower portion of the sides 22, and between the windows and the inwardly bent edge 23 are formed two horizontal rows of semicircularly cut members 25 which may be bent outwardly and a display or advertising card 26 slipped in between the'members 25 and theside of the walls and thereby removably held in posisume a, position at an angle with each other and appear as a peaked roof and four rectangular shaped openings 27 are formed therethrough as a skylight. The gable ends 28 of the roof are folded under and against the roof and at the eaves are secured thereto "by means of some suitable fastener 29 or v glue, if preferred, to provide a pocket intermediate the folded portions for the flanges :a secure fastening'of the roof to the walls.

13 formed integral with each gable end and into which pockets the flanges are forced when the roof 7 is applied which resultsin The extreme edges of the caves are crimped or bent downward so as to normally remain verticalwhen the roof is in place upon the house, and for the purpose of darkening the fly entrance under the eaves.

into four equal divisions and the ends united,

from the trap.

chimney 8 and the other two opposite walls rest upon the roof intermediate the ends of the slits, when-in place. The chimney is composed of a single piece of paper folded which arrangement admits of it being collapsed into fiat form. A wire 28 engages the underside of: the ridge and has formed in the center thereof the loop or eye 29 which extends up through the ridge to provide means whereby the trap may be suspended.

As an additional means of access for the flies, I provide a circular opening 30through the base 1 and fit thereover the conically shaped shield 6, having depending fastening members 32 formed integral therewith and which are intended to be bent outwardly and upwardly toward the under side of the base 1 after the cone is put in place over the hole, and by which it is held in place.

' One of the radial edges of the piece of which the cone .is composed has formed thereon fastening members 33 33, which engagesslits 341-34 in the opposite radial edge thereof when the edges are united, the former edge overlapping the latter and a circular opening 35' isformed in the center,

as an entrance for the'flies. 1

I prefer to cover the'various openings representing windows 'formed in the walls and roof, with'fine gauze which will admit as much light as possible but prevent the escape of theentrapped flies however, a pluralityv of fine holes may be made: to answer the same purpose,or any other form oftransparent covering might be used.

Various color-schemes may :be utilized to make the trap attractive anddecorative and it is possible other material than paper may "be employed in the construction thereof without departing from thespirit of the invention.

It is understood that any form of bait may be used within the trap to attract the flies.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A collapsible fly trap of the, character described, comprising a base, afoldable re-"1'15 movable body portion supported uponthe base, a 'foldable removable projecting roof supported upon the body portion, light admitting openings in the. roof, fly entrances through the body portion, means for preventing light shining directly into the en-.

trances, upwardly'projecting walls spaced inwardly from the entrances and projecting above same and means for removing the flies 7 1 2. Ina collapsible fly trap of the character described, havinga rectangular shaped foldable body portion, and a base, right angular shaped slits formed throughthe base adjacent, the corners thereof, the iendsof the slits 139 7 Copies of this patent may be obtainedfori tended through the slits the fiaps will assume normal alinement with the rigid por-' tion of the pedestals and thus lock the samewithin the base.

1 3. The combination with a collapsible fly trap of the character described, having a separable base, body portion and roof, of slits in the base, projections formed integral with the body portion for locking engagement through the slits, laterally projecting flanges upon the gables of the body and pockets in the roof for locking engagement with the flanges, substantially as shown and described. T

4. The combination with a collapsible fly trap of the character described, comprising roof 'removably supported by the body por-- tionand having light admitting openings therein,iof fly entrances formed longitudinallythe sides and adjacent the eavesby the upper edges" of the sidewalls being turned down inwardly forming such enj trances and exit guards thereto, similar entrances formed in the lower edges of the tical guard walls fixed to the base within the body portion and spaced a distance from the entrances to prevent exit of theflies, sub-' stantially as shown and described.

Intestimon'y whereof I hereunto'aiiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CARL P. HASSELGRENQ j g a Witnesses: 5

DEN A-M, I S Qn'o. STEVENS.

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